Tonksie
9th January 2022, 05:15 PM
Hi guys, I have a really clean 97 GQ Patrol with 330,000kms 4.2 non turbo. I recently sold my HR Truck and 5T excavator and purchased a 1.7T on a trailer with all the attachments. I presume it will weigh between 2.5 - 3T.
I need to get back to work ASAP but my patrol being NON TURBO doesn’t have the pull power…
Sorry in advance for the long post..
Now I have 3 options:
• I was quoted around 13k for a aftermarket turbo, 11mm pump, FMIC setup, 3” turbo back exhaust, and stainless through the bonnett snorkel set up..
on top of this my clutch is on its way out so I’d probably be up for (just a guess) another $1500 on that quote?
• I have found a GQ Patrol Cammed LS1 that looks alright not as tidy as mine but I could clean it up (little rust in the gutters and some in rear quarter)… This would have all the tow power I need and I could make that happen fairly fast and get back to work.. problem being I have absolutely NO IDEA about Ls1 motors. This Cammed Ls1 in Particular has been freshly rebuilt with receipts but his odometer isn’t working so I don’t know how many kms on the chassis.. apparently more than 450km.. (I could work out how many roughly on the rebuild motor by the date of rebuild) 🤷*♂️ Also I don’t know how bug the tank is and how many kms per tank / per 100km
(My GQ takes 120L and I get about 950km per tank)
• Third option is, I have found a 92 GQ Patrol with a rebuilt TD42 Turbo 15,000km P4x4 turbo 12mm pump making 210rwhp on 28 pound with 35” tyres. He can’t supply receipts, but can supply photos of the rebuild.. I could then have someone swap the engines for me, put the turbo engine into my clean GQ and put my NA back into the other one.. (please help with an idea of what this would roughly cost as I have no idea)
So I could put a turbo on my GQ I have now and it will cost roughly 15k..
Buy the Ls1 - fix the bits of rust and have a ready to go powerful car for towing. Sell my GQ and I’ll come out better off money wise..
Or buy the TD42 Turbo - have someone swap the engines over then sell the one I bought with my n/a engine in it and still hopefully come out better off (could be more hassle than it’s worth).
Your help would be greatly appreciated. 🚗💨
I need to get back to work ASAP but my patrol being NON TURBO doesn’t have the pull power…
Sorry in advance for the long post..
Now I have 3 options:
• I was quoted around 13k for a aftermarket turbo, 11mm pump, FMIC setup, 3” turbo back exhaust, and stainless through the bonnett snorkel set up..
on top of this my clutch is on its way out so I’d probably be up for (just a guess) another $1500 on that quote?
• I have found a GQ Patrol Cammed LS1 that looks alright not as tidy as mine but I could clean it up (little rust in the gutters and some in rear quarter)… This would have all the tow power I need and I could make that happen fairly fast and get back to work.. problem being I have absolutely NO IDEA about Ls1 motors. This Cammed Ls1 in Particular has been freshly rebuilt with receipts but his odometer isn’t working so I don’t know how many kms on the chassis.. apparently more than 450km.. (I could work out how many roughly on the rebuild motor by the date of rebuild) 🤷*♂️ Also I don’t know how bug the tank is and how many kms per tank / per 100km
(My GQ takes 120L and I get about 950km per tank)
• Third option is, I have found a 92 GQ Patrol with a rebuilt TD42 Turbo 15,000km P4x4 turbo 12mm pump making 210rwhp on 28 pound with 35” tyres. He can’t supply receipts, but can supply photos of the rebuild.. I could then have someone swap the engines for me, put the turbo engine into my clean GQ and put my NA back into the other one.. (please help with an idea of what this would roughly cost as I have no idea)
So I could put a turbo on my GQ I have now and it will cost roughly 15k..
Buy the Ls1 - fix the bits of rust and have a ready to go powerful car for towing. Sell my GQ and I’ll come out better off money wise..
Or buy the TD42 Turbo - have someone swap the engines over then sell the one I bought with my n/a engine in it and still hopefully come out better off (could be more hassle than it’s worth).
Your help would be greatly appreciated. 🚗💨